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hornito
[ hawr-nee-toh; Spanish awr-nee-taw ]
noun
, Geology.
, plural hor·ni·tos [hawr-, nee, -tohz, aw, r, -, nee, -taws].
- a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
hornito
/ hôr-nē′tō /
- A low mound of matter ejected from a volcano, sometimes emitting smoke or vapor.
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